I was watching the Maltese Falcon on TCM the other night. A couple of times in the movie (once in the very first scene) Bogie sits down in his office, rolls a cigarette and lights it with a type of lighter I've never seen.
It was a desk lighter. It looked like a small cube, perhaps 3 inches on a side, and he pressed in a shaft with a click and then withdrew it. The end of the shaft was lit and it was much like a match, but obviously re-useable.

Anyone know what kind of lighter that is?
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Ronson Touch Tip Lighter.
Evidently they show up on Ebay occasionally, and they cost more than a box of GOOOD smokes.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ronson-T-T-Octet...3%3A1|294%3A50
Looks nice. Buy it now isn't too bad if you are really jonesing for one.
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Wow cool.

$250! :-)

I don't want one that bad. Holy crap.
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Sweet lighter but man that is pricey!
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Geezus, look at this one...:-)
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damn, thats a big price gap between their 3 dollar model at Wally world.
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Wow, that is an awesome design. Now if only they weren't damn rare.
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Oh, I know what that is... it's a large version of a permanent match.

I've been meaning to buy one of these, but never got around to it. The one pictured is cheap on eBay.
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